(30 ILCS 120/17) (from Ch. 85, par. 667)
Sec. 17. Fair and expositions. Any county fair eligible to participate in appropriations made from the Agricultural Premium Fund, except in counties where a Fair and Exposition Authority participated in the appropriation in 1999, may elect instead in any odd numbered year to participate in the appropriation from the Fair and Exposition Fund. The Department must be notified of such election by January 1 of the year of participation in that fund. Any such election shall be binding for 4 calendar years. No county fair shall participate for the same calendar year in appropriations under both this Fund and the Agricultural Premium Fund.
In counties where a Fair and Exposition Authority participated in 1999, the Authority shall continue to participate in the appropriation from the Fair and Exposition Fund. The Fair and Exposition Authority shall consist of 7 members appointed by the county board chairman with the advice and consent of the county board.
(Source: P.A. 94-261, eff. 1-1-06.)
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